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July 21, 2011

Immigration and Migration
Reads of the Week: New Migration Trends, and Valenzuela’s Tenure

While last week Damien Cave’s great New York Times piece highlights the positive economic factors keeping Mexicans at home, this week the Wall Street Journal adds border crossing dangers to the reaso…

Undocumented Migrants travel on raft bound for Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico

May 27, 2022

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: French Minister Denies Rape Accusations

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 21 to May 27.

Feminist activists hold a banner reading "ministry of shame" during a protest against the appointments of French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin in the new French government, in front of the city hall in Paris, France on July 10, 2020.

December 22, 2014

Global
Prospects for the Global Economy in 2015

What’s in store next year for the global economy? Four experts identify important signals to look for on Europe, China, the United States, and global trade.

March 7, 2022

Race and Ethnicity
Renewing America Series: Countering White Supremacist Violence

According to a recent ADL report, white supremacists were responsible for more murders in the United States in 2021 than any other type of extremist. Panelists discuss how various forms of hate take …

Play People gather at Freedom Plaza to protest the white nationalist Unite the Right rally held in front of the White House on the one-year anniversary of the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA, in downtown Washington, U.S.,

October 23, 2013

China
"In Line Behind a Billion People": Fun, Fast, and Fact-filled

What do we still not know about China? A never-ending stream of books explores every issue, every relationship, and every period of Chinese history. Newspaper articles report breathlessly on the same…

Examinees walk into the entrance of a classroom building to take part in a three-day entrance exam for postgraduate studies, at Anhui University, in Hefei, Anhui province on January 5, 2013 (Stringer/Courtesy Reuters).